Sunday, 3 April 2011

St David’s Day

Walsh people celebrated with St David’s Day on 1 March as one of their culture. People wear traditional customs, pin a daffodil or leek to their clothes and especially children. Some children wear traditional customs. Boys wear white shirt with black trousers, long wool socks and black shoes. In contrast, girls wear tall hat, a petticoat and overcoat. St David's Day is commemorated by the wearing of daffodils or leeks. Both plants are traditionally regarded as national emblems. There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from the enemy. Shakespeare mentions in Henry V, that the Welsh archers wore leeks at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. Celebration included music, food, festival, culture events and streets parties occur.
St. David is important person to welsh. He lived in the sixth century. The date of 1 March was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David. Tradition holds that he died on that day in 589. The date was declared a national day of celebration within Wales in the 18th century. During his live Saint David were the primate of Wales and one of many early holier who assisted to extend Christianity among the pagan Celtic tribes of western Britain. He was the son of Non. She was the daughter of a local chieftain. His father Saint was the son of Ceredig, who was prince Ceredigion, a region in South- West Wales.








Education in the UK and Saudi Arabia

Education system is slightly different between Saudi Arabia and the UK. In Saudi Arabia, there are three main Education stage and two optional. Children start at the age 3 to 5 at Pre-Primary school this is an optional stage. At the age of 6 children start the Primary school for 6 years. After that, they moved to Intermediate school at the age 12 for 3 years. at the age of 15 teenagers go to the secondary school for 3 years which is the last main stage. They can leave the school to work but it will not be a good carrier. After that there is a higher education which is containing a Universities and colleges. They study for 4 years their.










On the other hand, the education in The UK provided by two kinds of school: state funded school and independent school (fee charging). The UK has two distinct systems of courses and qualifications: one for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and one for Scotland, each compatible with the other. The education in The UK has three main stages each stage contains 2 to 3 sub stages. The first stage is primary education. Children enter at the age of 5 and leave at the age of 11. The sub stages are the Pre-school or pre-preparatory education. This stage is available in both systems. Children entered ah the age of 3 or 4. Preparatory education is in the independent system. It is available for children ages 5 to 13. Primary education is in state education. They go to the primary school at the age of 5 and move to secondary school at the age of 11. The secondary education has two sub stages which are the secondary education (including GCSEs and equivalents) in both systems, children entered at the age of 11 and leave at the age of 16. Also, the post sixteen education (including A-levels and equivalents). After this stage the teenagers can leave school to work. The last stage is the Tertiary education includes the post-eighteen education and the Further education (FE) including career based courses and come degree courses and the Higher education (HE) including degree courses, postgraduate programmes and MBAs.